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Joy Persists🐈‍⬛

@finbarvano.bsky.social

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Cat lady. BLUE voter. Interested in all things financial & feline. Stage 4a Colon Cancer..Now NED. With my beloved cats OTRB🌈, I am learning to foster cats. Retired Analyst. 🔵 Dot in Red FL

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Joy Persists🐈‍⬛ @finbarvano.bsky.social · Feb 15

New profile pic...

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Shannon Drake 🌒🌕🌘 @shannondrake.bsky.social · 18h

That is not how you science.

Fucknut.

That’s how you keep killing people.

#RFKJr #Tylenol #PublicHealth #Trump

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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True Blue 🇦🇺🐨 @spbmckenna.bsky.social · 15h

🚨 Trump dealt blow in National Guard deployment as judge finds NO EVIDENCE of 'REBELLION' www.rawstory.com/trump-nation...

Trump dealt blow in National Guard deployment as judge finds no evidence of 'rebellion'

President Donald Trump's effort to send National Guard troops to curb crime suffered a setback on Thursday as a federal judge blocked the move for at least 14 days.Trump sent National Guard troops to ...

www.rawstory.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

i know grand juries have a relatively low bar for bringing indictments but i find myself wondering WTF is up with some of these grand jurors

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ.

OLD NEWS: Donald Trump is intimidated by strong women, especially women of color.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Letitia James being indicted: "It's part of a bigger trend of the President of the United States using the Department of Justice, using the legal system, to go after political adversaries."

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 18h

Fairbanks Alaska knows what's up

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18h

Indicting your political enemies because they’re your enemies, not because they’ve committed crimes, is unAmerican.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 18h

They’re targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James for one reason: she had the courage to hold Donald Trump accountable.

This is political weaponization of our courts, plain and simple—and proof that when you stand up to corruption, they come for you.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 18h

Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

I spoke with this pastor and other clergy and faith leaders who have been protesting at the Chicago ICE facility.

All told me they've been shot by pepper balls or targeted by other non-lethal rounds. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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viv42.bsky.social @viv42.bsky.social · 1d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18h

Shameless Liar Donald Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

Portland, OR, four days ago:

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18h

In his own words: the President is responsible for the shutdown.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 17h

ICE shoots ministers. Pass it on.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 17h

Who will Trump have indicted tomorrow when he doesn’t win the Nobel Prize? 🤔

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

Anyone else find it suspicious that the clearly deteriorating Donald Trump is having a "routine yearly checkup" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center *6 months after* his last "routine yearly checkup" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-w...

Trump to visit Walter Reed for "routine yearly checkup" 6 months after annual physical exam

President Trump's annual physical examination in April showed his vital statistics were all within normal limits.

www.cbsnews.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17h

Banana republic shit.

If the reported facts are accurately, this is going to be a colossal embarrassment for DOJ.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 17h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 17h

Right before this photo was taken I told Tish James that she was a fucking badass.
Because it’s true.
And it’s also true that Donald Trump is a fucking pussy.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17h

“Hurry up, Lurch — I have to get to my cognitive exam. I was up all night studying.”

“I’m not Lurch, Dad. I’m Eric.”

“How’s your mother, Eric?”

“She’s dead.”

“You should have told me. I could have stuck her in the weeds — I can use the tax deduction.”

“You did that already.”

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 17h

Dear Speaker Mike Johnson:

SINCE YOU LOVE WORK REQUIREMENTS, I PROPOSE WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR CONGRESS. DO YOUR JOB OR NOT GET PAID! BRING THE HOUSE IN SESSION. THIS IS DESPICABLE!

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 16h

Leticia James’ statement.

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